Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-10
THE UNION BRIDGE.
THE ORDINANCE UP FOR CONSIDERATION
BY TIKI BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The Details Practically Agreed Upon, Save Is 70 the
Purchase Of Ground for Right Of Way
BY tie County.

III AS the ueulDcTs Vi luc DOalu VI SoLu-
missioners were concerned. They put in
the hours of daylight pretty faithfully in
arranging the terms of the ordinance to be
passed before the subscription can be sub
mitted to a vote of the people, and in at
tending to other preliminaries, ard even
after dark some OF the members Of the
Board were closeted with citizens, talking
over the points of difference brought TO the
surface during the day, and in endeaVor-
ing to get the path Of the. big enterprise
clear of distractions.
1t will he remembered that at the regu-
lar meeting OF the Board special commit
tee of three, consisting of President Cruise
and Messrs. Speidel and Myles, were ap-
pointed 10 advise with the Prosecuting
Attorney as to the employment OF counsel
and to consider the terms OF the ordinance
to be submitted to the Board. Judge
Cochran and Mr.. W. P Hubbard, having
finished their draft OF the ordinance, sub
mittsd it to Prosecuting Attorney Jordan
and Mr. J. D. Ewing about eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning, and these legal gentle
men, representing the county, having
looked over the document, laid IL before
the gentlemen of the special commit
tee, who got together shortly after
one o'clock in the afternoon. The
full Board had been called to meet at two
o'clock, under the idea that the committee
would be ready 10 report at or about that
time, but when the hour came they were
far from being prepared, and the time
ebbed away until five O'Clock arrived with
out the committee being ready to report.
The members of the Board were all at
! the Court House on time, and they met
privately with the committee, Judge COch-
ran and the legal gentlemen, aud took an
informal part in the very interesting dis
cussiOns which occurred during the after
| noon.
Theordinance submitted by Judge COch-
ran and Mr.. Hubbard was read 20 the CON-
mitree, and was gone over very carefully.
The following is q copy Of the original,
|
| important amendments:
THE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The Wheeling aud Harris
burg Railway Company of West Virginia
has requested vote TO be ordered and
money to be appropriated in aid of the
construction of its railroad in Ohio county,
including bridge across the Ohio -lver, at
or near the head OF Wheeling Island, and
tracks thereon and the approaches thereto,
and terminal tracks and facilities thereof,
in the said county, including tunnel
through the hill; and,
WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners
of the County of Ohio deem it desirable
for the county to appropriate money to
aid in the construction of such railroad
bridge across the Ohio river, in said cOun-
| ty, and Of a railroad crossing said bridge,
and the terminal and connecting tracks OF
said TaEAoad, i'll said coonty, such apprO-
priation to be made by subscription to the
stock Of said company; therefore, II Is
hereby
ordered, BE- tine Board of Commissioners
OF the county of Ohio, that vote be taken
upon the question of the appropriation OF
such subscription, by said county, Of the
sum OF $3.50, 900, TO the work above
| specified; such vote to be taken at the
several place OF voting in said county, at
special election which shall ho he'll on
Saturday, the -, day o.,
! lSSS.
II such vote should be in favor Of
such appropriation, any subscription there
OF by this Board, OF its agents, snail be
upon the terms and conditions following:
The said sum OF S3OO, 00O shall he sub'
scrioed TO the capital stock OF the Wheel
ing and Harrisburg Railway Company OF
West Virginia and such subscription shall
be payable as follows: One hundred
thousand dollars when at least two hun
dred thousand dollars shall have been ex-
pended by the Railroad Company in the
construction of the bridge aforesaid, and
one hundred thousand dollars shall have
been expended by the Railway Company
| ia the purchase and construction Of the
terminals aforesaid in said county Of
! Ohio The second one hundred thCus-
ana dollars shall be paid when four
hundrcd thousand dollars shall have
been expended by..said Railway Company
in the construction OF said bridge, and two
hundred thousand dollars shall have been
expended in the purchase and construction
of the terminals aforesaid in the County
OF Ohio. The remaining one hundred
thousand dollars shall BIZ paid when said
bridge and tuuasl have been completed,
and when a new railroad from the bridge
to BowerstOn, i'll the State OF Ohio, shall
have been constructed or, in the Judgment
s. 49, nf ,sSsi To- 4
yanced as to practically assure it's COM
pleti0u, and the sum OF three hundred
thousand dollars sh2sl have been expended
in the purchase aud construction OF such
terminals.
This Board, however, shall at any time,
when desired By the Railway Company,
purchase any real estate within the cOun-
~ OF Ohio, which shall be designated by
the said galway Company, and pay there
for such price as the Railway Company
may approve, not exceeding, however, for
all such purchase the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars. ANY real estate so pur-
chased shall be conveyed to --, in
trust, and By him lie conveyed to said
Railroad Company upon completion Of the
bridge and railroad from the bridge to
BowerstOn; and the expenditure upon
such terminals Of such sum as with the
price paid for said real estate, shall
equal three hundred thousand
dollars. Such conveyance to the Rail
road Company shall be in satisfaction Of
the said subscription to the stock OF the
Railroad Company to the entent of the
amount paid by the Board for such real
estate, and if made before the several pay
nents of one hundred thousand dollars
heFeinheiOre mentioned, shall be taken as
part of sRCh payments.
Prorided, That il said bridge, and railroad
from the same TO BoweFston, o., shall
net he constructed, and at least three hun
dred thousand dollars expended upon the
said terminals within five years from the
date of subscription, then said Board
shall be at liberty to retire from any OBJ
legation Is to any part Of said subscription
of three hundred thousand dollars which
may not have become DUE
The agreement 81 subscription shall
stimulate that the charges for the massage